Category Archives: Economic Indicators

February U.S. Import Prices +0.2%; Exports +0.9%

Posted on March 15, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 13, 2008) – The Department of Labor announced this morning that the U.S. Import Price Index advanced 0.2% in February, as a 0.6% increase in nonpetroleum prices more than offset a 1.5% downturn in petroleum prices. Prices for U.S. … Continue reading →

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Finally, a Positive Number! February Real Earnings +0.3%

Posted on March 14, 2008 by John Rutledge

(March 14, 2008) – After 4 months of falling real hourly earnings, workers caught a (small) break. But don’t get used to it. It happened because the CPI was flat in February–entirely a result of volatile oil prices. Next month … Continue reading →

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